Differential diagnosis and management of a patient with paracoccidioidomycosis

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic mycosis whose etiologic agent is the thermodimorphic fungus of the genus Paracoccidioides. Differential diagnosis may include oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), tuberculosis, histoplasmosis, and Wegener granulomatosis. A 45-year-old male patient was attended in an oral medicine service with complaint of "infection of the tongue." Intraoral examination found deep ulcer of granulomatous bed with raised edges and hard palpation in the lateral tongue and mouth floor with 2 months of evolution.

Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - December 15, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: J ÉSSICA HELENA DOTTA, LARISSA NATIELE MIOTTO, ANALÚ BARROS DE OLIVEIRA, CLEVERTON ROBERTO DE ANDRADE, ELAINE MARIA SGAVIOLI MASSUCATO, TÚLIO MORANDIN FERRISSE Source Type: research